26Darth Vader jellyfish
Bathykorus bouilloni is a species of deep-sea jellyfish which is commonly referred to as the “Darth Vader jellyfish.” These transparent jellyfishes are found in the Arctic Ocean at depths below 1,000 m (3,300 feet). They got their unique nickname due to their body shape closely resembling that of Darth Vader’s famous helmet.
27. Elena Ceaușescu, the wife of the Romanian dictator, had a Ph.D. in Chemistry, despite receiving only high-school education. She pronounced CO₂ as “co-doi” (“doi” being the word for two), so enemies gave her the nickname “codói” (“big tail”).
28. A plane containing 6,000 lbs of high grade marijuana crashed in Yosemite’s Lower Merced Pass Lake in 1977. The lake was soon nicknamed ‘Dope Lake’ by rock climbers. The climbers broke through the ice to excavate bales upon bales of weed that were overlooked by the feds involved in cleanup.
29. The 101st Airborne was nicknamed "The Chicken Men" by the NVA and the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War because their Eagle insignia looked like a chicken. North Vietnamese commander was warned to not fight with the “The Chicken Men”, because you will surely lose the battle.
30. Charles "the Bald", king of West Francia and Italy, was actually very hairy. Many historians think it was an ironic nickname.
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31Lady Death
Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko was a Soviet sniper in the Red Army during World War 2, who was credited with at least 309 confirmed kills. She is regarded as being in the top five military snipers of all time and the most successful female sniper in history. Lyudmila was nicknamed “Lady Death.”
32. Roman von Ungern-Sternberg was a Baltic-German noble who gained the nickname ‘The Mad Baron’ after brutally conquering Mongolia during the Russian Civil War. He also believed he was the reincarnation of Genghis Khan and was known for the ruthless treatment of his subordinates.
33. Johnny Dickshot was was an MLB outfielder from 1936 to 1945. He is claimed to be the “ugliest man in baseball,” earning him the nickname Ugly Dickshot.
34. The “Battle of Nuremberg” was the nickname given to the 2006 Football World Cup game between the Netherlands and Portugal because it holds the record for the most cards given by referee. The referee issued 16 yellow cards and 4 red cards.
